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> <channel><title>Shawnee Hills Outdoors</title> <atom:link href="http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com</link> <description>Exploring the Shawnee National Forest &#38; Parks of Southern Illinois</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:48:28 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Ferne Clyffe Lake Trail &#8211; Ferne Clyffe State Park</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:02:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ferne clyffe lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[goreville illinois]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illinois lake hikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern illinois lake loop hikes]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4135</guid> <description><![CDATA[- by Gary Marks Have you ever been to Ferne Clyffe and drove right past the lake on your way to the popular Ferne Clyffe Waterfall Trail? You are definitely not alone.  Many often overlook the Ferne Clyffe Lake trail that is tucked away on the edges of one of the few lake hikes in Southern Illinois. Where to Go? When coming to the first stop sign in the park make a left and head downhill.  Near the bottom of the road is a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferne-clyffe-lake-trail-ferne-clyffe-state-park/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Devils Standtable &#8211; Giant City State Park</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:46:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Giant City]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devils Standtable]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City state Park waterfall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illinois state parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Makanda Illinois hiking]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=4072</guid> <description><![CDATA[Devil&#8217;s Standtable Trail &#8211; Giant City State Park - by Gary Marks Look across a topo map of Southern Illinois and you might see a trend in the names of some of our best natural landmarks. It has always amazed me that places that seem strange and bizarre take on sinister names.   Here we have two Devil&#8217;s Backbones (one in Grand Tower, one at Bell Smith Springs), one lake (Devil&#8217;s Kitchen), and a Devil&#8217;s Standtable that lies in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/devils-standtable-giant-city-state-park/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Little Grand Canyon &#8211; Two Canyons, One Great View</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/little-grand-canyon-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=little-grand-canyon-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/little-grand-canyon-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:10:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Little Grand Canyon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Nature Photography]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3964</guid> <description><![CDATA[Little Grand Canyon &#8211; Two Canyons, One Great View Close your eyes and imagine a canyon. No, No, not that canyon (lol).  Wipe those ideas aside for a moment and think smaller, more intimate, more Midwestern. Images of steep gray sandstone, deep green ferns, and a stream that has gently carved the area for many centuries, may fill your head. Yeah, that&#8217;s it!   Now take that image and place it into the far reaches of Southern Illinois and you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/little-grand-canyon-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3 More Awesome Videos of Southern Illinois Waterfalls</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:40:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Burden Falls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dixon Springs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Waterfall Chaser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[burden falls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Burden Falls Wilderness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dixon Springs State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ghost Dance Canyon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Waterfalls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kinkaid Lake Spillway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest waterfall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3601</guid> <description><![CDATA[3 More Awesome Videos of Southern Illinois Waterfalls Did you explore the waterfalls of our 5 Cool Videos of Southern Illinois Waterfalls article and wonder if there were anymore waterfalls to discover in Southern Illinois? The answer is a resounding, YES!  Southern Illinois is the capital for intermittent waterfalls in Illinois.  The make up of the Shawnee Hills, with it resistant sandstone bluffs and hilly topography, makes it a treasure-trove of both large &#38; loud and small &#38; hidden waterfalls. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/videos-of-southern-illinois-waterfalls-shawnee-national-forest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Green Tree Frog of Southern Illinois</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/green-tree-frog-southern-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=green-tree-frog-southern-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/green-tree-frog-southern-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:54:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Crab Orchard NWF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photo of the Week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Tree Frog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Frogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rocky Bluff Trail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee National Forest Frogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Frogs]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3844</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Green Tree Frog of Southern Illinois - by Gary Marks In a previous article called The Best Worst Photos of Rocky Bluff Trail there was a photo of a frog emerging under a leaf.  The photo above is of the same frog. In this previous article, I had ventured out to explore a Southern Illinois trail on a hot day with the intentions of taking acceptable photos with an unacceptable camera application. I almost left my &#8220;real&#8221; camera at home [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/green-tree-frog-southern-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3 Easy Ferns You Can Identify On Your Next Hike In Southern Illinois</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferns-identification-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ferns-identification-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferns-identification-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:40:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christmas Fern]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Common Polypody]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fern identification]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Ferns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maidenhair Fern]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest Ferns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sensitive Fern]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shawnee national forest ferns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern Illinois ferns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears State Forest]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3648</guid> <description><![CDATA[3 Easy Ferns You Can Identify On Your Next Hike In Southern Illinois - by Gary Marks Imagine a fern.  Not hard to do, right? Now try to write down exactly what that fern in your mind looks like or try to describe it  in detail to a friend.  Just got a little harder, didn&#8217;t it? The land of ferns tend to be a quiet bunch.  No brilliant colors, no showy flowers, no edible fruit, just a lot of green [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/ferns-identification-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Photo(s) of the Week: The Best Worst Photos of Rocky Bluff Trail</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/best-worst-ugliest-photos-of-southern-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=best-worst-ugliest-photos-of-southern-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/best-worst-ugliest-photos-of-southern-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:38:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Crab Orchard NWF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photo of the Week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Devils Kitchen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devils kitchen lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rocky Bluff Trail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ugly Nature Photos]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3739</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Best Worst Photos of Rocky Bluff Trail The Worst Camera Ever? You may be scratching your head as you scroll down and take a look at the photos this week.  Yeah, they are not up to par with some of the other photos that have been featured in previous Photo of the Week articles, but there is a reason for this. Over the last two years I have been attached to a little device called the Ipod Touch and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/best-worst-ugliest-photos-of-southern-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Photo of the Week:  Kinkaid Lake Spillway</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/kinkaid-lake-spillway-photos/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kinkaid-lake-spillway-photos</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/kinkaid-lake-spillway-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 17:29:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Photo of the Week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illinois cascades]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Waterfalls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kinkaid Lake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kinkaid Lake Spillway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern illinois cascades]]></category> <category><![CDATA[southern illinois waterfalls]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3597</guid> <description><![CDATA[Photo of the Week:  Kinkaid Lake Spillway If you have spent any time browsing this website, you will notice that I enjoy being around flowing water. I love how it sculpts the landscape and how it is always going somewhere.  The waterfall or stream you just viewed 2 seconds ago, is not the same stream as before.  It is in constant motion and is always rushing to far off places. The photo above was from a recent trip to the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/kinkaid-lake-spillway-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3 Great Places To Spend A 3 Day Weekend In Southern Illinois</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/where-to-spend-a-weekend-in-southern-illinois/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=where-to-spend-a-weekend-in-southern-illinois</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/where-to-spend-a-weekend-in-southern-illinois/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 03:48:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Garden of the Gods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rim Rock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shawnee Forest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Parks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park Waterfall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City Nature Trail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giant City State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Round Bluff Nature Preserve]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trillium Trail]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3642</guid> <description><![CDATA[3 Great Places To Spend A 3 Day Weekend In Southern Illinois Are you getting ready for 3-day weekend this week?  If so, here are some great places in Southern Illinois to spend 3 days exploring the natural side of the Shawnee Hills. 1.  Giant City State Park This 4,000 acre state park is one of the best places to visit in Southern Illinois.  It boasts 7 hiking trails that explore varied areas of the park. Here&#8217;s a couple of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/where-to-spend-a-weekend-in-southern-illinois/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Photo of the Week: Cicada Emergence at Ferne Clyffe State Park</title><link>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cicadas-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cicadas-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest</link> <comments>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cicadas-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 02:56:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gary Marks</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photo of the Week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ferne Clyffe State Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois 13 year cicadas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois Cicada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Illinois Cicadas]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/?p=3653</guid> <description><![CDATA[Photo of the Week:  Cicada Emergence at Ferne Clyffe State Park - by Gary Marks What a treat this week to see this 13-year cicada at Ferne Clyffe State Park.  This newly emerged insect was perched upon a brick wall near one of the restrooms. I had recently read on the Trail and Tales Blog about the recent infestation in Saline County, but had not personally seen any until this week.  After seeing several along this wall, we started to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://shawneehillsoutdoors.com/cicadas-southern-illinois-shawnee-national-forest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
